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2013-W American Silver Eagle Enhanced Uncirculated

Specifications, Details and General Information

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Background and History

The 2013-W American Silver Eagle Enhanced Uncirculated bullion
coin will be the first coin produced by the United States Mint that uses
three different contrasting finishes: mirrored brilliant, light frosted and
heavy frosted. The new light frosted finish is a soft satin finish used on the
field
of the coin to gently disperse light that is reflected off of it.

On the
obverse, the mountains in front of the sun, the lines on Lady Liberty's
dress and the red and blue parts of the United States flag have a brilliant
mirrored finish. The remaining
devices and lettering on the obverse have the standard heavy frosted finish. On the
reverse,
the ribbon in the eagle's beak, the arrows and oak branch all have a brilliant
mirrored finish. The lettering and other devices on the reverse have the heavy
frosted finish. The fields on both sides of the coin have the new light
frosted finish.

Each coin is struck with specially prepared dies at the West Point Mint
facility. In order to bring out the three contrasting finishes, each coin is
struck three times on burnished 99.9% silver
planchets.
Each planchet is hand fed into the coining press and inspected by the operator
before it is sent on to be encapsulated and packaged.

According to the press release from the United States Mint on January 24,
2013:

Later this year, the United States Mint will also offer a special two-coin set
of American Eagle Silver Coins, both of which will be struck at its facility at
West Point, N.Y. The 2013 American Eagle West Point Two-Coin Silver Set (final
product name subject to change) will include one American Eagle Silver
Reverse
Proof Coin and one American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin with an "enhanced"
finish. (A "reverse proof" coin reverses the mirror-like background finish of a
traditional proof coin and applies it to the design elements, creating a
magnificent contrast.) These two coins will only be available in this special
set. The bureau expects to begin accepting orders for the set in the spring.
Pricing and other information will be available prior to its release.

Lady Liberty walking
toward the sun, her right arm outstretched, her left arm carrying a
bundle of branches, and with a flowing cape with stars on it. LIBERTY is
above, IN GOD WE TRUST is to the lower right, and the date is below.

Production Years, Mints and Types

The 2013 American Silver Eagle Enhanced Uncirculated version was minted as indicated in the following table. The table
lists the years, strike type, mint facility where made, the mint mark used on
the coin and a description of any type differences in coins minted for that
year.

Year

Mint

Mint Mark

Type

2013

West Point

W

Special enhanced finish

Errors and Varieties

The following are popular
errors and
varieties that
Silver Eagle collectors look
for. These coins usually carry a premium and are valued above a common coin.

Year

Mint

Mint Mark

Error/Variety

Notes/Description

None reported

Mintage Figures

The following table lists mint production figures for the 2013 American
Silver Eagle Enhanced Uncirculated version that were produced at each mint facility. Where possible, production numbers by strike
type are noted.